Chateau Larrivet Haut Brion 拉裡奧比昂冒險
翻開塵封已久的檔案，沉浸其中，我們將發覺拉里奧比昂的歷史複雜且豐富。從1840年至今，拉里奧比昂的聲譽從未停止向前的腳步。首先，它曾被命名為“Château de Canolle”，“La Rivette ”，再到後來的“Brion-Larrivet ”，直到1874年莊園幾乎才有了它最終的名字。在莊園為波爾多葡萄酒批發商Ernest Laurent所有時期，再次被改名為Château Haut-Brion Larrivet。1893年拉里奧比昂的業主為 Théodor Conseil 的兒子們。他們將其擴大及發展，葡萄園達到了50公頃。時間被推動到1898年，傳奇的一年，莊園的葡萄酒被當時最有名的葡萄酒指南 Féret 列入格拉芙產區最佳葡萄酒。上世紀三十年代，葡萄種植業危機的到來將整個產業漸漸連根拔起，生產幾乎停止。1941年，Guillemaud先生成為新業主，1929年莊園最終被命名為：拉里奧比昂。而 Guillemaud 家族也將莊園細心照料到1982年。
產區 Region
James Suckling 94 pts
Deep and slightly spicy black cherries and blackberries with leafy nuances. The palate has a very pure, lively core of cassis. Full body and deep flavors of blue plums.
Jeb Dunnuck 93 pts
Loads of ripe black cherries, plums, bouquet garni, truffle and forest floor emerge from the glass of the deep purple color 2015 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion. With a full, layered, concentrated profile, ripe tannin, and a great, great finish, it’s a seriously good Pessac-Leognan that’s capable of holding for 15-20 years.
Wine Advocate 92-94 pts
The 2015 Larrivet Haut Brion might be overlooked against some startling other 2015s with "Haut Brion" in their name, which would be wholly unfair because this is a potentially great wine. It has an outgoing bouquet with plenty of bright and bushy tailed red fruit that is well defined and very nicely focused. The new oak is carefully used here and gives it real lift. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, fleshy in the mouth with crisp acidity and a nicely composed, lightly spiced finish. This is an excellent Pessac-Léognon and it will hopefully will be well priced.
Vinous 91+ pts
The 2015 Larrivet Haut-Brion has a superb bouquet with brambly red fruit, gravel and cedararomas that unfold with confidence in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with finetannin, crisp acidity, quite masculine in style and the only shortcoming is its brevity on thefinish. l suspect that a couple of hours in the decanter would benefit this wine and just lendmore density on the finish. Promising.
Decanter 91 pts
Rich with slightly more exotic spice notes than the 2016 vintage. It’s relatively open – even if still young – and full of layers and intensity. Very good quality, grilled smoked almond notes with clear liquorice and it has Pessac-Léognan finesse in spades. It’s a rich, round and fruity wine, but I feel the alcohol more than in either the 2016 or the 2017 vintages; this year obviously had more sun.
Wine Spectator 91 pts
Enticing, with vibrant raspberry and red currant coulis fruit liberally laced with singed alder and dried anise notes. Flashes of rooibos tea and incense weave through as well. A light tarry thread on the finish adds range.
